Bashar al-Assad - Wikipedia
Bashar al-Assad[a] (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician, military officer, and former dictator [1] who served as the 19th president of Syria from 2000 until his government was overthrown by Syrian rebels in December 2024.
Bashar al-Assad releases first statement since he fled Syria
Dec 16, 2024 · In the first public remarks attributed to Bashar al-Assad since he left Syria, the deposed Syrian president has defended his rule and denied planning his departure as armed opposition fighters...
The fall of Bashar Assad after 13 years of war in Syria brings to an ...
Dec 8, 2024 · BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad fled the country on Sunday, bringing to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle to hold onto control as his country fragmented in a brutal civil war that became a proxy battlefield for …
After decades of brutal rule, Bashar al-Assad’s regime has been …
Dec 9, 2024 · For half a century, the Assad family ruled over Syria with an iron fist, with long-documented reports of mass incarceration torture, extra-judicial killings and atrocities against their own...
Bashar al-Assad | Family, Biography, Religion, Fleeing, & Facts ...
6 days ago · Bashar al-Assad is a Syrian dynast who succeeded his father Hafez al-Assad as president of Syria in 2000 and served until 2024, when he was toppled after 13 years of civil war.
Who is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ruled with …
Dec 8, 2024 · Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more than five decades and his disappearance amid a lightning rebel...
What lies ahead for Assad and his family? - BBC
Dec 13, 2024 · When Bashar al-Assad was toppled on Sunday, it turned the page on not only his 24-year presidency but on more than 50 years of his family ruling Syria. Before Assad took office in 2000, his...
Bashar al-Assad - Facts, Father & Family - Biography
Apr 2, 2014 · Born on September 11, 1965, Bashar Hafez al-Assad is the second son of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, and his wife, Anisa. Hafez had risen to power through the Syrian...
Presidency of Bashar al-Assad - Wikipedia
The presidency of Bashar al-Assad began on 17 July 2000 succeeding his father, Hafez al-Assad who served as President of Syria from 1971 until his death on 10 June 2000, [1] until his overthrow in 2024 during the Syrian civil war on 8 December.
What to Know About Bashar Assad, Syria’s Fallen Dictator - U.S.
Dec 11, 2024 · Once thought to be a beacon of hope, Bashar Assad became a brutal dictator who ruled with an iron fist. The End of Assad in Syria. Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, seen during the Signing...